Word: consensus
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...markets that are the soul of this nation, analysts pour over the team?s performance in real time, comparing the results to the ?whisper number? that represents a consensus of some of the best minds in the country. While company earnings may be scrutinized in financial centers, the best analysts in this business are in Las Vegas. It?s a safe bet that the expected numbers produced by bookies are far more reliable as a guide to future performance than the estimates that come from Wall Street...
...least partly built on a series of deceptions, mistakes and failures. By everyone." But foreign countries are rarely invaded because of my mistakes. In fact, if I thought my actions would have serious global consequences, I might spend a little more time gathering facts and building consensus. However, Sullivan's allusion to Frodo Baggins, hero of The Lord of the Rings, was an unintentionally brilliant commentary on Bush and his crusade against terrorism: a small being wandering in a world of good and evil, solely responsible for the fate of all. Unfortunately, we don't live in Middle-earth...
...strong field of candidates, Kerry stands above the others for his thoughtful grasp of America’s most challenging domestic concerns, his years of experience advocating sensible and nuanced foreign policy, his principled stances on military issues and his willingness to forge consensus among those on both sides of the aisle...
...Richard Gephardt campaign are far outnumbered by the brawny volunteer ironworkers. Joe Lieberman's nerdy, beleaguered staff, which is the best-liked in town, works out of the most squalid office. Dennis Kucinich's volunteers--smart misfits who live in a co-op and make decisions by consensus--oddly get along best with the John Edwards folks, who are preppy, racially diverse, good-looking Southern jocks. Before she dropped out last week, Carol Moseley Braun had exactly one campaign volunteer, McLane Heckman, 15, who used his allowance to print bumper stickers and laminate signs at Kinko's. Heckman has been...
...students if they had a problem in their lives, will they have someone to talk to. If the answer is no, then we have a serious problem,” James said, adding that she believes students should be asked what a tutor should do, reach a consensus and create a survey from that...